Extended Deadline & Increased Compensation to Lead an ASCSA Summer Seminar or Summer Session

[Alicia Dissinger]

ASCSA Summer Session and Summer Seminar Positions

for summer 2027

DIRECTOR(S) OF AN ASCSA SUMMER SEMINAR

Two Summer Seminar Programs (18-day courses, dates variable June through July 2027)

Deadline: February 28, 2026

Term: Summer 2027. Two seminars are offered each summer, one in June and one in July. See more details on the website.

Compensation: Stipend of $10,000 ($6,500 per person if joint directorship), plus travel and expenses, housing for the leader(s) for four weeks in total including the dates of the seminar. If a joint directorship is awarded, the two directors would share one salary. The School will cover travel expenses for each (co-)director to/from Greece (up to a total of $2000 per director). See more details in the policy online.

Eligibility: Applicants should have experience designing and leading travel study programs, preferably in Greece, and at least two years of teaching in a post-secondary educational institution. Joint applications by two scholars who have worked well together in the past are welcome. Program director(s) should have at least some knowledge of modern Greek and the ability to be engaging, organized, flexible and positive under often-demanding conditions. Qualified applicants in all areas of classical studies, including archaeology, art history, epigraphy, history, and languages are encouraged to apply.

Description: The theme of the 18-day field seminars is open. Previous Seminar offerings have included: Warrior Sailors, Traders, and Alexander to Actium/Hellenistic Greece; Caves in Greece; Ancient Gender and Sexuality; Greek Sculpture, Myth on Site; Greek Warfare and Culture; Greek Religion; Finding the Spartans; Greece from the Sea; The Northern Aegean; and Greek Funerary Customs through the Ages. Topics and seminar proposals should appeal not only to specialized graduate students and senior scholars, but also to undergraduate students and secondary school teachers with more general interests.

A maximum of twenty participants will be selected for each seminar. If enrollment does not exceed twelve participants, the ASCSA reserves the right to cancel the seminar.

The ASCSA Loring Hall serves as the main base for the program, and at least five days of the seminar are to be spent in travel outside Athens. Trips outside Athens give participants an introduction to the major archaeological sites and museum collections throughout the country. In general, the schedule of time in Athens and time outside Athens is constructed as: Athens (5 days/5 nights), trip/travel outside Athens (5-7days/4-6 nights), and ends in Athens (5-7 days/4-6 nights). The ASCSA staff provides planning and logistical assistance, in conjunction with the program director(s). If you wish to review the “Summer Program Director Handbook,” a previous report of a past Director, and/or a list of invited speakers and actual previous trip itinerary, please contact the Programs Administrator (Alicia Dissinger, adiss...@ascsa.org).

For more on duties, compensation, and how to apply, please see the listing on the website. 

DIRECTOR(S) OF THE ASCSA SUMMER SESSION

One Summer Session Program (traditional six-week program, dates variable June through July 2027)

NEW Deadline: February 28, 2026

Two-Year Term: Summer 2027 and Summer 2028. The specific dates for the 6-week program will fall between June 1 and August 15. Program director(s) should plan to be in Athens at least a week before the start of the program (see Compensation, below).

Compensation: Stipend of $20,000 (per year) ($10,000 per person, per year, if a joint directorship), plus travel and expenses during the session, as well as housing for the Summer Session leader(s) for up to three months in total including the six weeks of the program itself. Specific dates of residence at the School are negotiable, but must include at least a week before the start of the program itself. Session leaders may wish to arrive in mid-May, for example, for scouting and personal research and leave in mid-August to continue personal research after the end of the session. The School will cover travel expenses for each co-director to/from Greece (up to a total of $2000 per director, if necessary). See more details in the policy online.

Eligibility: Applicants should have experience designing and leading travel study programs, preferably in Greece, and at least two years of teaching in a post-secondary educational institution. Joint applications by two scholars who have worked well together in the past are welcome. Programs director(s) should have at least some knowledge of modern Greek and the ability to be engaging, organized, flexible and positive under often-demanding conditions. Qualified applicants in all areas of classical studies, including archaeology, art history,

epigraphy, history, and languages are encouraged to apply.

Description: The ASCSA Summer Session has provided extensive exposure to Greece, ancient and modern, for generations of students of Classics and related fields. The program offers a broad introduction to Greek topography, history, archaeology, and culture. It has a strong academic component with participants researching and presenting topics on site. There are unique opportunities to interact with eminent archaeologists in the field. The group visits museums and sites from all periods of Greek history, from prehistoric to modern. The members (capped at 20 participants) tend to be serious career-minded students of the ancient world, with experience in ancient language, history, literature, and art, and aspirations to become professionals in the field.

The ASCSA Loring Hall serves as the main base for the program, and roughly half of the session is spent in travel throughout Greece. Trips outside Athens give participants an introduction to the major archaeological sites and museum collections throughout the country. When based in Athens, museums and monuments of Athens and the surrounding areas, as Marathon, Sounion, and Eleusis, are visited. The program has a fairly set schedule of time in Athens and time outside Athens, and is usually constructed as: Athens (6.5 days/6 nights), Crete (6 days/5 nights), Athens (4 days/4 nights), travel around the Peloponnese (10 days/9 nights), Athens (4 days/4 nights), travel around Northern Greece (8 days/7 nights), and ended in Athens (5.5 days/6 nights). The Summer Session Program is designed to present a comprehensive view of Greece’s rich history and archaeology.

The ASCSA staff provides planning and logistical assistance, in conjunction with the program director(s). The ASCSA staff will book all necessary components of the program, once the program itinerary is finalized and approved. If you wish to review the “Summer Session Director Handbook,” a previous report of a past Director, and/or a list of invited speakers and actual trip itinerary, please contact the Programs Administrator (Alicia Dissinger, adiss...@ascsa.org).

For more on duties, compensation, and how to apply, please see the listing on the website. 

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Alicia M. Dissinger, PhD
Programs Administrator
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
321 Wall Street
Princeton, NJ 08540-1515
Telephone: +1 609-454-6819 (direct dial)
Email: adiss...@ascsa.org 
Website: https://www.ascsa.edu.gr 
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